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explanations

/ɛkspləˈneɪʃ(ə)n/

US pronunciation
American sound/ɛkspləˈneɪʃ(ə)n/
ɛkspləˈneɪʃən
Syllables
4 syllables
Stress
3rd syllable stress
Vowel
Schwa vowel
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Clear final sound

ɛksplə - ˈneɪʃən -> explanations

Myanmar meaning

(n[pl]) ရှင်းပြချက်များ

Full entry

explain /Çk'spleÇn/ v

၁။ ~ sth (to sb) ရှင်းချက်ထုတ်သည်။ အကြောင်းပြသည်။ ဖြေရှင်းသည်။ That explains his absence. ❍ He explained that his train had been delayed. ❍ ‘I had to wait over an hour at the dentist's,’ he explained. ❍ They explained what had happened. ❍ Please explain why you are late. ❍ She explained her conduct to her boss. ❍ She explained to the children that the school had been closed. ❍ The manager has explained to customers why the goods were late.
၂။ ~ sth (to sb) (အသေးစိတ်) ရှင်းလင်းပြသည်။ ရှင်းပြသည်။ A dictionary explains the meaning of words. ❍ He explained his plan to us. ❍ Can you explain (to me) how it works? ❍ Let me explain.
❏ explain oneself [IDM ]
၁။ ကိုယ့်ဟာကိုယ် ရှင်းပြသည်။ I don't understand your argument— could you explain yourself a bit more?
၂။ (fml ) ကိုယ့်လုပ်ရပ်ကိုယ်ရှင်းပြသည်။ Last week you were late for work every day — please explain yourself.
❏ explain sth away [PHRV ] ဆင်ခြေပေးသည်။ အကြောင်းပြ ချက် ပေးသည်။
Government ministers will not find it easy to explain away their poor performance in recent by-elections.

More examples
  • ‘My full name is Juliet Avery, ’ Juliet explained patiently.
  • [explain something to someone] : The doctor explained the risks to me before the operation.
  • [explain how/when/what etc] : I will try to explain how a car engine works.
  • [explain (that)] : He explained that he would be moving to another city.
  • This manual explains how to use your computer.
  • A leaflet that explains who can claim benefit
  • Science cannot explain everything.
  • It’s difficult to explain the popularity of this new toy.
  • The phenomenon can be explained in various ways.
  • [explain why/what etc] : ‘Tom is in hospital.’ ‘That explains why he wasn’t in school today.’
  • I can explain everything.
  • Wait! Let me explain!
Synonyms
give details, make clear, clarify, put in plain words, elucidate, give explanation, enlighten, explicate, describe, account for, analyze, annotate, break down, bring out, clear up, construe, decipher, defend, define, demonstrate, diagram, disclose, excuse, expound, get across, go into detail, illuminate, illustrate, interpret, justify, make plain, manifest, paraphrase, point out, put across, put in plain English, rationalize, read, refine, render, resolve, reveal, set right, solve, spell out, support, teach, tell, throw light upon, translate, unfold, unravel, untangle, vindicate
Antonyms
be vague, cloud, complicate, conceal, confuse, distort, hide, misrepresent, misunderstand, mystify, obscure, perplex, question, stagnate, tangle, withhold, wonder
Cross references
give detailsmake clearclarifyput in plain wordselucidategive explanationenlightenexplicatedescribeaccount foranalyzeannotatebreak downbring outclear upconstruedecipherdefenddefinedemonstratediagramdiscloseexcuseexpoundget acrossgo into detaililluminateillustrate
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